Bengaluru: The lush green turf at Kanteerava Stadium, where football matches are usually played, turned snow-white for a few minutes Wednesday evening, a telling image—not AI-generated—of the intensity of the hailstorm.While many Bengalureans took to posting online images of ice pellets they had collected or videos of hailstones falling, the question many asked was: Why…
Chennai: Indian Bank met or exceeded nearly all of its FY26 guidance metrics, with the cost-to-income ratio the lone miss at about 46% versus a 45% target, the public sector lender’s MD & CEO Binod Kumar told TOI. The bank’s core profitability remained stable, with net interest margin (NIM) at 3.24% for FY26—above the guided…
Hyderabad: To establish Telangana as a global healthcare destination, the state govt is planning to introduce specialised international patient services at the upcoming Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS) hospitals in Sanathnagar, Alwal and LB Nagar, as well as at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, which is currently being expanded.According to sources within the…
The three accused are all residents of Sohna Gurgaon: Three persons, including a woman, were arrested for robbing a passenger in an auto in Bhondsi.The arrests were made by the Crime Branch of Sohna after the victim lodged a complaint at Bhondsi police station on April 23.He said the incident took place on the night…
Kolkata: Kolkata, which traditionally registers a low turnout, voted almost on a par with the rest of Bengal on Wednesday. The EC data shows that till 9 pm, Kolkata recorded over 88.4 polling percentage, while the figure was 60.2%, the lowest in Bengal, in the 2021 Assembly elections. Kolkata South, with four Assembly constituencies of…
At Gaur Green Avenue, videos shot by residents showed water jets struggling to reach the ninth floor, where the blaze had started before it spread to the 13th floor Ghaziabad: The fire at Gaur Green Avenue has brought back scrutiny on the preparedness of the fire department in NCR.Even as real estate grows vertically, thousands…
Panaji: For artist Hanuman Kambli, Mario Miranda was more than just a dear friend. He describes him as “a gentleman” with whom he “shared many conversations”. As a result, when he was invited by govt to paint in his honour, it was an emotional experience.Kambli is among the 12 artists from across Goa who have…
Varanasi: Dispute over direction of desert cooler snowballed into a violent clash in which one person was killed, while four others suffered serious injuries during a wedding party in the Indira Nagar area under Jiyanpur police station limits in Azamgarh district on Tuesday night. The wedding ceremony was called off.Azamgarh ASP (Rural) Chirag Jain said…
Ahmedabad: Are diabetes cases rising in Gujarat, or are drug sales climbing faster? Possibly both. Data from Pharmarack shows that the moving annual total (MAT) of anti-diabetic drugs in Gujarat touched Rs 1,196 crore in March 2026, marking a 25% rise over two years from Rs 962 crore in March 2024.While annual growth in the…
Panjwar (Tarn Taran): The 35-year-old man who died in a blast while allegedly trying to plant an explosive on railway tracks in Patiala hailed from a village with a layered legacy, one that has produced both a Lok Sabha speaker and figures linked to Khalistani militancy.Panjwar village, once known as the native place of former…
